White Papers (Resources)

Decision Velocity: Unlocking Faster, Smarter Decisions in Manufacturing — Decision Velocity: Unlocking Faster, Smarter Decisions in Manufacturing explores how manufacturers can unlock the next wave of productivity by accelerating how quickly and effectively decisions are made across the product lifecycle. As physical automation approaches its limits, companies must shi...
2026 Manufacturing Outlook Study — The 2026 Market Research Report, informed by a survey of over 230 manufacturing leaders, indicates the industry is entering a decisive new phase. The post-pandemic reset is done, and 2026 will be defined by discipline, efficiency, and ROI. After stabilizing supply chains and operationalizing digi...
The Procurement Playbook: Twelve Actionable Strategies to Reduce Manufacturing Supply Chain Costs in 2025 — To effectively address rising costs and enhance profitability, procurement teams can implement a multi-faceted playbook. Here are 11 actionable strategies, culminating in a powerful, data-driven approach.
Manufacturing Outlook Study 2025 — As the manufacturing sector looks to the rest of 2025, effectively managing significant changes driven by labor shortages and technological advancements becomes increasingly crucial. With over 7.74 million job openings recorded nationwide as of January 2025, the urgency to innovate and streamline...
Supercharge Engineering Efficiency: Using Strategic Parts Data — Everywhere you look, you can find innovation designed to drive efficiency on the manufacturing floor. Robots, IOT, MES solutions, the list feels endless. Unfortunately most manufacturers haven't made the same level of investment in enabling their engineering team to contribute equally to efficien...
Quote Smarter: Win more bids with a modern strategy — Quoting is one of the most crucial moments for your business's revenue. Regardless of the quality of product you make, or your efficiency in making it, the profit you stand to make comes down in large part to the price and lead time you quote. There are potential problems on all sides. Quote too...
Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency with CADDi Drawer — Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency Manufacturing remains a vital pillar of the global economy, contributing significantly to the U.S. economy and workforce. However, the sector faces numerous challenges, including siloed operations, an aging workforce and the growing complexity of global supply c...
The Guide to Streamlining Drawing Processes — The manual creation of drawings and designs can incur significant labor costs for engineering and construction firms. Drafters and designers must painstakingly draw each component, system, and detail by hand using CAD software. For a major construction project, thousands of drawings may be requir...
Part Proliferation: When duplicate and unnecessary parts make searching slow by clogging up your database — Part proliferation increases costs by creating unnecessary parts inventory that needs to be cataloged, stored, and processed. You need to retain the quality reports, costs, and more for each of these parts. For parts being produced, there’s also the actual cost of storing physical inventory. It’s...
Quote-to-Cash: Streamlining the Process and Maximizing Customer Satisfaction — Quote-to-cash (Q2C) is the end-to-end process that covers a customer’s journey from initial interest to payment. It encompasses all the steps involved in selling a product or service, from configuration and pricing to quoting, contracting, ordering, fulfilling, billing, and collecting payment. Wh...
Value-Based Sourcing: Competitive Advantage through Supplier Consolidation — In a hyper-competitive business landscape, punctuated by rapid market changes and global uncertainties, the strategic importance of sourcing and procurement has become apparent. Businesses are increasingly recognizing the need to optimize their supply chains, not just for cost savings but as a cr...
Value Analysis & Value Engineering for Manufacturing: The Challenges and Solutions of Implementation — When external costs are knocking at your door, it seems like there’s no good options: pass costs on to consumers, cut back on quality, or scale down production. But there’s actually a third option: uncover opportunities for savings hidden within the data you’ve already produced – without sacrific...